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BEAMS24 - Football Challenge
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Saturday 3rd – Sunday 4th September (24-hour event)
Dartford Football Club Cost: Individual Registration: £15 Team Cost: £100 Contact: Email fundraising@wearebeams.org.uk Tel: 01322 668501 or see wearebeams.org.uk/eventschallenges
We Are Beams, a local charity supporting disabled children, is launching a brand new event called Beams 24 Football Challenge. This non-stop 24hr fun football challenge will raise money to provide 24hr care for disabled children. It runs from 12pm on Saturday 3rd September to 12pm on 4th September at Dartford Football Club. 7 a side teams will play for one hour each within the 24hr period. Teams and individuals of all abilities are encouraged to join up and everyone is welcome including, youth, disabled, senior or friends and family.
Bereavement Café
Message the Facebook page for a call back Meets the last Thursday of every month
Orpington Village Hall, 311 High St, Orpington BR6 0NN Cost: Free Contact: www.facebook.com/bereavementcafe
If you're struggling with the loss of a loved one, contact The Bereavement Cafe to talk with qualified bereavement counsellors. All are welcome.
Community on the Crescent
by the 9th Orpington Air Scouts
Saturday 24th September, 12.30pm - 4.30pm
Crescent Way, BR6 9LS Cost: Free Contact: 9thorpington.org.uk
Now in its second year, Community on the Crescent is a free music event for the community by the community, with live music from local groups and schools, fun stalls and games. This year we welcome the Bromley Concert Band as well as OUCH! ukulele sing-along. Bring a picnic rug and join us for a fun afternoon and help raise funds for Living On, a local charity supporting children bereaved of a parent, and 9th Orpington Air Scouts.
Forget-Me-Not Survivors Of Suicide Loss
Cost: Free Contact: Sandra - 07519 105354 Email: sosl.orpington@gmail.com www.survivorsofsuicideloss.org.uk
Forget-Me-Not offers support for all those affected by suicide loss. The group is self-led and informal, where you can connect with other survivors.
Pratts Bottom Women’s Institute
Meets the first Thursday of every month 2pm - 4pm
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The WI provides women with fun and friendship plus the chance to learn new skills, get involved in the community and take part in a wide range of activities. Our monthly meetings often have a speaker and within our group we have a Quilting Club, Art Club, Book Club and a Lunch Club. You can be assured of a warm welcome.
u3a Orpington
Third Monday of the month at 2pm
Crofton Main Hall Cost: £12 a year Contact: chair@u3aorpington.org.uk or 01689 859045
If retired/working part-time, why not join nearly 1,000 other members for access to over 95 different activities. Refreshments also provided.
Orpington Stamp and Postcard Fair
Saturday 17th September, 10am to 4pm
At Christ Lutheran Church Hall, 227 Poverest Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1RD Free entry Contact: Karen on 07864 264000
Description: Are you interested in stamps and postcards? Do you have a childhood collection and want to resume this fun and interesting hobby or are you after that elusive missing stamp in your collection? Come along and have a look!
Tinnitus Support Group Orpington
Wednesday 7th September, 10am-12noon
Orpington Village Hall, 311 High Street, Orpington. BR6 0NN Cost: Free Contact: 01622 691151 Email: enquiries@hikent.org.uk
The Rotary Club of Orpington Crofton supports Hi Kent's Tinnitus Support Group that meets monthly.
HEALTH, FITNESS & MINDSET
Flin's Online & Live Fitness Classes
See website for class dates & times
Cost: PAYG £5 - £8 Contact Fran: 07976 412027 www.flinsfitness.co.uk
Online streaming plus live offerings - 40+ classes a week, early mornings, mid mornings and evenings, including weekend classes. Outdoor Boot Camp, Circuits, Strength, Cardio, Pilates, Zumba, Yoga, Total Body Lite, Box Fit and more: fitness for all! Mornings at Westcombe Park RFC, evenings at Tubbenden School.
Juice of Barley Country Dance Club
Cost: £6 visitors, £5 members Contact: Email janetmaile@rocketmail.com or call 01689 836407 See juiceofbarley.weebly.com for more information.
Country dancing for all. Come with a partner or on your own, you’ll be made very welcome. At each session we dance a selection of lively dances from 17th century onwards.
Mel Crisp Yoga
Monday at 9.30am and Wednesday at 9.45am
(for 1 hour) Orpington Village Hall
Hatha Yoga classes mixed ability and beginners welcome.
Tuesday evening 6.50pm
Christ Church URC, Petts Wood.
Vinyasa Flow Class mixed ability and beginners welcome.
Cost: PAYG £12, Block Payment Classes £60 for 6 consecutive classes. First PAYG class is half price. Contact: Mel on 07504 855 424. Email melcrisp41@icloud.com www.melcrispyoga.com First class is free when mentioning Life In Orpington magazine
PB Dodgeball
Adult Social Dodgeball sessions, every Tuesday in Bromley and Thursday in Bexley
Tuesdays: 8.30pm - 10pm at Bromley College, Rookery Lane, Bromley, BR2 8HE Thursdays 6.30pm - 8pm at King Henry School Community Sports Centre, Ramsden Rd, Erith DA8 3BU Cost: First session is free, then £6 per session with membership available Contact: Email info@pbdodgeball.co.uk or call 07742136221. Also see www.pbdodgeball.co.uk, Facebook: @ PBDodgeball Instagram: @pbdodgeball
Interested in trying a new sport? Want to meet new people while getting active? Join us for a friendly game of Social Dodgeball in Bromley and Bexley. Come along for a free first session to give it a go and see what the sport is about!
Scottish Country Dancing Beginners’ Classes
Every Monday 8pm-10pm
The Meeting Room, Crofton Halls, York Rise, BR6 8PR Cost: 1st taster lesson free, then £6 a lesson Contact: Call 07751-303610 or see orpingtonscottishdancing.com
Classes cover the key steps and formations that will give you the skills to dance numerous Scottish dances. More experienced dancers are always willing to help guide you through a dance. No partner needed! Scottish dancing for fun, fitness & friendship!
libraries
Please check websites for the latest library updates and opening times.
Orpington
Contact: 01689 831551 Email: Orpington.library@gll.org better.org.uk/library/london/bromley/orpington-library Open Monday & Thursday 9.30am - 7pm, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm, Saturday 9.30am - 5pm, Sunday closed
Petts Wood
Contact: 01689 821607 Email: Pettswood.library@gll.org better.org.uk/library/london/bromley/petts-woodlibrary Open Monday, Tuesday & Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm, Thursday 9.30am - 7pm, Saturday 9.30am - 5pm, Wednesday & Sunday closed Southborough
Contact: 020 8467 0355 better.org.uk/library/london/bromley/southboroughlibrary Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30am - 1pm & 2pm - 5.30pm, Saturday 9.30am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm, Monday, Thursday & Sunday closed.
St Paul’s Cray
Contact: 0208 300 5454 Email: stpaulscray.library@gll.org better.org.uk/library/london/bromley/st-pauls-craylibrary Open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30am – 1pm & 2pm – 5:30pm Saturday 9:30am – 1pm & 2pm – 5pm Wednesday, Friday and Sunday closed
MUSIC & entertainment
Into the Daylight – Jazz and Blues evening
Thursday 1st September, 8pm - 11pm
Daylight Inn, Station Square, Petts Wood, BR5 1LZ Cost: £5 admission (supporting Bromley Food Bank and Ukraine Appeal Contact: 01689 877402. Book a table or walk in: www.thedaylightinn.co.uk For details see www.greenchainquartet.com
Jazz and Blues with the Green Chain Quartet and special guests including Amanda Forbes, a compelling jazz and blues vocalist.
Orpington Keyboard Concert
30th August 2.30pm-5pm (doors open 2pm)
Crofton Halls, York Rise, Orpington, BR6 8PR Cost: Entrance fees £10 for visitors, Members £8 Contact: Chairman John Parker, 07973 622905 or Secretary, 01689 837044 and Facebook page ‘Orpington Keyboard Club’, email johnparker2a@ gmail.com or see www.OrganFax.co.uk/clubs/ orpington
Our next concert on 30th August features DAVID INGLEY, playing the magnificent ‘Technics GA3 Electronic Orchestra; Fantastic Sounds! Fantastic Instrument!’ The hall is air-conditioned, with free face masks and adequate seat spacing and hand sanitizers. There will be an interval at half-time and refreshments are available. Free parking available, plus wheelchair & disabled facilities.
MUSIC & entertainment
Time To Sing
Every Thursday for six weeks starting 6th October, 7.30pm-8.45pm
St Paul’s Church Hall, Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JE Cost: Free Contact: Kevin on 07779-755510 or email kevkentones@outlook.com Website: Thekentones.co.uk
Join The Kentones, a male acapella chorus, to learn a new song in four-part harmony. At the end of the free six-week course, invite friends and family to watch a live performance of the song, along with a few other songs from The Kentones.
NETWORKING
1230 The Women’s Company Orpington
1st Thursday of each month
La Scala, Orpington 12.30pm-2pm followed by open networking Non-members £28 and members £18. This includes a complimentary delicious lunch, plus any workshops and speakers. Contact: Email jgroundsell@1230.co.uk or call 07930756012 / 020 8650 8015 https://1230.co.uk/calendar/
As a leading businesswomen’s network, we provide on and off-line trading and business growth opportunities across the UK and overseas at local level. Our dynamic networking business helps businesswomen make the connections and find the support needed in business – from meeting locally to share experiences, to working together to grow business through regular vibrant, buzzy networking meetings.
theatre/ Performances
Bromley Little Theatre
Bookings: www.bromleylittletheatre.org Beautiful Thing
16th - 24th September (main auditorium)
Harvey’s play about two teenage boys falling in love refuses melodramatic clichés to offer a story bright with sensitivity, pathos and wit. Ste hides from his father’s anger at Jaime’s place. Since there’s nowhere else to sleep, Ste and Jaime top-and-tail in Jaime’s bed which begins a tentative, awkward relationship which unfolds with delicacy and with joy.
Oleanna
28th September - 2nd October (In the bar)
John is a university professor about to take up permanent tenure at a prestigious university. Carol is a student of John's - a brittle undergraduate drowning beneath the weight of her studies and personal insecurities. Harassment may, or may not, have taken place and they try to resolve the situation without the benefit of counsel or common sense.
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Contact: tickets@churchilltheatre.co.uk
Barry Steele and friends: The Roy Orbison Story
Thursday 25th August, 7:30pm
Tickets: £29
In Barry Steele and Friends: The Roy Orbison Story the whole cast comes together to create an incredible fusion of rock’n’roll as they truly capture the essence of the original supergroup, The Travelling Wilburys. Taking you on a musical journey from the release of the Black and White Night, this is rock and roll with style.
90s Live
Saturday 27th August, 7:30pm
Tickets: £30
It’s time for 90s Live! The music of a generation brought to life with fantastic vocals, genius costumes and of course; all the dance moves you know and love for the ultimate 90s night out! Featuring all the greatest 90s hits including Let Me Entertain You, Hit Me Baby One More Time, Reach For The Stars and many more!
The Commitments
Monday 26th September - Saturday 1st October 2022 Various Times
Tickets from £30.50
The Commitments is a fantastically feel-good celebration of soul. With over 20 soul classics performed live on stage including: Night Train, Try A Little Tenderness, River Deep, Mountain High and many more. This is a smash hit musical sensation you simply won’t forget!
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